Astronomy

TR (ANNC): And now, Rainbow Motor Oil and the Rainbow Family of Automotive Products brings you— Adventures in Astronomy.

(MOTOR RAISING TELESCOPE, OWL HOOTS)

GK: There. Telescope set at positive 11 degrees, 18 minutes and 32 seconds. Right on the mark.

SS: Gosh, Dr. Fellows. It's so dark out here.

GK: It's supposed to be dark, Maureen. It's an observatory, and it's midnight.

SS: Look at all the stars. Aren't they beautiful?

GK: We're not here to look at all of them, Maureen. We're here to look in one exact place and there, if my calculations are correct,we will discover a new planet. (STING)

SS: A new planet—why Dr. Fellows—--- that'll be a historic moment. There'll be front-page articles in the papers. You'll be famous.

GK: I suppose so. According to my calculations, tonight's the only night in the next fifteen months when it will be visible. There's no room for error, Maureen. (TYPING) Just a few more coordinates here.

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